Committee of ministers tender formal invitations for talks
August 14, 2015
Gandhinagar
The 7 member ministers’ committee under the chairmanship of health minister Nitin Patel has issued formal invitations to the Sardar Patel Sevadal and other representatives of Patel community and the Brahmasamaj which is demanding reservation for upper caste Brahmins on the basis of economic backwardness for first round of talks on Monday.
While talking to media in Narmada district, Education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, a prominent member of the committee, today claimed that the issue would be resolved amicably before the coming local body polls. He also termed the activists participating in reservation movement as ‘children of Gujarat’ and said that the agitations would soon be over.
The Patel community held rallies in various areas of Kutch, Kheda, Mahesana and Junagarh districts today demanding their inclusion in the other backward communities (OBC) category.
– DeshGujarat
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